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Beautifying the web with illustration
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October 23, 2008© Cindy Li | www.cindyli.com
Illustration...
“A picture is worth a thousand words.”
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Illustration is a Work of Art
© Alberto Seveso, www.recycledarea.co.uk3
“It’s pretty!”
Illustration Beautifies the Web
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homage to “geocities 1996” by Bruce Lawson | www.csszengarden.com/?cssfile=http://www.brucelawson.co.uk/zen/sample.css5
“No really, it really is pretty!”
Illustration...
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Illustration is Business
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Illustration is Personal
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Illustration is Social
www.e-hobo.com9
Illustration is Social
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Illustration is Social
11www.700molemen.com/list
Illustration is Social
www.facebook.com12
Illustration is Social
www.facebook.com13
Illustration is Iconic
www.joyent.com14
Illustration is Iconic
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Illustration is Iconic
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Different perspective to a website using illustration
© Veerle Pieters, veerle.duoh.com
Illustration vs. Photography
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© Veerle Pieters, veerle.duoh.com
Illustration vs. Photography
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www.google.com
Illustration is Fun
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Adds personality to corporate logos
www.google.com/holidaylogos.html
Illustration is Fun
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Adds personality to corporate logos
Courtesy of AOL.com
Illustration is Fun
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Adds personality to corporate logos
www.yahoo.com
Illustration is Fun
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Localization for each illustration
www.google.com
Illustration is Current
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www.mixx.com/404.html
Illustration eases the pain of a 404
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www.mixx.com/404.html24
Illustration eases the pain of a 404
blog.mozilla.com/error.html25
Illustration eases the pain of an error
Illustration is Silly
26twitter.com
A collection of images to explain directions
www.mezzoblue.com/archives/2007/08/27/reduce/
Illustration is Instructional
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A collection of images to explain directions
www.mezzoblue.com/archives/2007/08/27/reduce/
Illustration is Instructional
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No matter what language
www.ms-centrum.be/nl/zorgaspecten/voeding.html
Illustration is Multi-lingual
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No matter what language
Illustration is Multi-lingual
30www.ms-centrum.be/nl/zorgaspecten/voeding.html
No matter what language
Illustration is Multi-lingual
31www.ms-centrum.be/nl/zorgaspecten/voeding.html
Illustration is an Explanation
32www.resemble.com
New concepts are harder to grasp
www.resemble.com
Illustration is an Explanation
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New concepts are harder to grasp
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Illustration is an Explanation
www.resemble.com
www.threadless.com
Illustration is Wearable
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www.threadless.com/sizechart
Illustration is a Guide
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Illustration is Personalization
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Illustration is Personalization
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Illustration is Personalization
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Slide 32:Whatnot: www.flickr.com/photos/whatnot/2761052573/Emily Chang: www.flickr.com/photos/emilychang/2764290285/Ariel Waldman: www.flickr.com/photos/arielwaldman/2762423030/RellyAB: www.flickr.com/photos/fizzkitten/2760400091/James J. Malcom: www.flickr.com/photos/akaxaka/2765840140/Cindy Li: www.flickr.com/photos/cindyli/2763586784/TheMattHarris: www.themattharris.comCaleb Keiter: www.flickr.com/photos/calebkeiter/2763301347/Mark Casias: www.flickr.com/photos/teampoop/2765518131/Wordridden: www.flickr.com/photos/wordridden/2764235572/TheAdnostic: www.flickr.com/photos/theadnostic/2764510898/DrewVigal: www.flickr.com/photos/drewvigal/2774245997/
Sites to check outSlide 7: www.silverbackapp.comwww.flickr.com/explore/pandawww.strawpollnow.comwww.voteforchange.comwww.brightkite.com
Slide 8:www.alifelski.comwww.ma.ttwww.meomi.comwww.nikdaum.comwww.handmademonsters.comwww.theadnostic.comwww.eyeswideapart.blogspot.com
Thanks to:Craig CookJason GarberCinzia GavelanvMatt HarrisBrian Ivanovich
October 23, 2008© Cindy Li | www.cindyli.com
AmateurIllustrator.comDeviant Art
CSSbeauty.comScreenfluent.com
Reference sites:
Geert LeyseeleChris MoellerVeerle PietersJody ThomasShannyn Timrott
